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Carlos Checa breaks Nurburgring record to take 5th Superpole

20 March, 2020
There’s no stopping Carlos Checa.The Althea Racing rider devasted the field with his new Superpole record at Nurburgring, stopping the clock at 1.54.144 in SP3 and dropping four tenths from the previous record, but he had to keep Yamaha’s Eugene…

Photo of the day: Ducati 999RS Dragracing

20 March, 2020
Team Herman Jolink, riding the Ducati 999RS in Drachten (NL), finished 3rd during the Euro Series Super Twin Class, Top Gas Championship 2008.Best times: 402 meters in 8,479 seconds at 265 km/h0 to 100 km/h in only 1,242 seconds.I think…

2011 EICMA: Sym Maxsym 600 and Joymax 300

20 March, 2020
Taiwanese manufacturer Sym presented its range of products for the year 2012 at the 2011 EICMA, featuring two new motorcycles: Maxsym 600i and the renewed Joymax 300i. Beside that, the whole range has been upgraded: for instance, the Maxsym 400i…

GIVI windshield designs now on Aprilia and Honda

20 March, 2020
After having “dirtied” the Vespa with a new design, GIVI has now moved to other new windshields with witty, fashionable and fantastical grafics. These designs can be seen on the base of the plexiglass windshield, and don’t interfere with visibility…

MotoGP – Carmelo Ezpeleta Wanted Poster

20 March, 2020
The fellows over at GPone have sharp eyes, they caught this Wanted poster hanging in the Sachsenring paddock. It’s Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, who is now going to have some 2 stroke motorcycle manufacturer bounty hunter on his trail looking…

Aprilia's new 1200cc V-twin project

20 March, 2020
At the Dorsoduro presentation in Rome, Aprilia has released details of its new 1200cc V-twin model. In big news from Noale both a 1200cc Shiver and Dorsoduro have been confirmed. Departing with the 1200 already in mind, the same motorcycles…

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R my 2009

20 March, 2020
Kawasaki recently presented its 2009 range, and we’ll be giving you a taste of each model over the next few days. This Ninja ZX-6R is an evolution on the 2007 model with some new updates. Its development has been inspired…

Honda CB 750 Café Racer

20 March, 2020
If Café Racers are your passion, don’t miss this video of a restored Honda CB 750 Café Racer, originally described as “a dead, rusty snotbox in need of a bullet or a surgeon”. The finished job is nearly a work…

Scott Redding determined to race on

20 March, 2020
Scott Redding’s father Adrian left us worried that his son was questioning whether to leave racing after being involved in tragic accident during the Moto2 race at Misano that claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa.The 17-year-old Brit rider seems more…

New Yamaha Aerox SP55 scooter

20 March, 2020
The Yamaha Aerox SP55 is a special edition model which celebrates the year 1955 - when Yamaha Motor corporation was founded. It always seems strange to us to celebrate important events like this with a scooter model, but the Aerox…

Your pics: Honda VFR750F best custom plate ever

20 March, 2020
These pics were sent to us by Steve and show his 1997 Honda VFR750F with handicapped plates, in what he describes as the best custom plate ever. In Steve’s words:In the way of back-story, I had a surgery that went…

Triumph Tiger gallery leaked

20 March, 2020
Finally, here’s the full gallery of Triumph Tiger 800 pics where someone got their hands on all the shiny shots we were previously craving. The Tiger 800 and 800 XC have been leaked for months and this is the first…

500cc MBK Booster Stunt

20 March, 2020
The Booster is the scooter of Italy’s “pino dei palazzi“, but what you see in the photo is not just a simple elaboration: this is a real monster. Equipping what is left of this MBK Booster Spirit Stunt is the…

Ducati C12-R Superbike concept by Anthony Colard

20 March, 2020
After we saw the Ducati Car concept, here is Anthony Colard’s two-wheel Ducati superbike design concept. Based on the 1098 and 1198 chassis, Colard set out to improve on what he saw as some of the problems with the 1098…

Repsol Honda does the stat comparison

20 March, 2020
During the three day test at Sepang, Repsol Honda and Yamaha engaged in some friendly bantering on Twitter, but apparently the Japanese team has decided take on that certain ‘belittling’ Valentino Rossi to set off some extra sparks between the…

Guardian: Steampunk Vespa by Pulsar Projects

20 March, 2020
A very basic and rather incomplete definition of steampunk is: 1. a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period…

Jeremy Burgess criticizes Ducati's slowness

20 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s two-year debacle in Ducati has left many wondering if it was him or the Desmosedici that wasn’t competitive (we’ll probably find out in the post race test at Valencia at the end of the season). In an interview…

Steve Martin to replace Troy Corser

20 March, 2020
Troy Corser will be another rider that will miss the Kyalami round of the World Superbike Championship.During Race 1 at Monza, Corser was one of the several riders involved in the horrific pile-up. Hit by another rider, the Aussie crashed…

BMW Concept Ninety unveiled in Villa d'Este: pics and info

20 March, 2020
In order to further celebrate its 90th birthday, BMW Motorrad showed up at the recent Concorso d’Eleganza in Villa d’Este - which took place this weekend in Cernobbio, Italy - with a brand new concept bike, aptly renamed Concept Ninety.…

Sexy bikers elaine motocross

20 March, 2020
Kicking off our summer holidays is this sexy biker gallery of Elaine, red and black lingerie and bikini outfits, and a few motocross models (strictly in the background). We spot a Honda and a Suzuki but the bike is hardly…